Father Charles E. Coughlin : Surrogate Spokesman for the Disaffected

During the domestic turmoil of the Great Depression in the 1930s, Father Coughlin was an articulate spokesperson on behalf of a substantial number of disaffected Americans who were unable to access the mass media to voice their hopes and fears for the future. This book demonstrates how the precepts of rhetoric and persuasion that undergirded Father Coughlin's popularity brought him prominance as a major opinion leader for nearly a decade in America.